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Aloe polyphylla
Spiral Aloe
Origin: Lesotho, South Africa.
| Family |
| Asphodelaceae |
| Genus |
| Aloe |
| Species |
| polyphylla |
| Category |
| Perennials, Tropicals |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 9 - 12 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cold season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H3 |
| Height |
| 30 cm |
| Spread |
| 30 - 60 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Uses include: borders, coastal exposure, containers, green roofs, poolside, and rock gardens. |
| Shape |
| A spiral, clockwise or anti-clockwise shape. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| Habitat |
| High mountainous grassy and rocky slopes. |
| Leaf Description |
| Fleshy leaves with white to pale-green spines and a brown spine at the tip of the leaf, arranged in a spiral pattern to form a beautiful rosette. Each plant has about 150 leaves. |
| Flower Description |
| Tubular flowers a vibrant red with greenish-yellow tips. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Trebah Garden Trust, Mawnan Smith, Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. |
| Propagation |
| By seed sown with heat as soon as ripe, or from offsets. |
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